The present era has also been described as post-Christian—a time when Christianity has ceased to exert any significant influence on the broader culture. Remarkably, at the same time, 85% of Americans claim to be Christian.

Christianity has not disappeared. Rather, it has gone private. One Christian leader has observed that Christianity has become “socially irrelevant even though it is often privately engaging.” For those of us committed to the historic truths and practices of the Church, this situation should be a matter of great concern. It should be of special concern since the situation represents a Christian retreat from culture as well as the assults of an aggressive secularism.

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